Christina Hammock Koch, Mission Specialist, Artemis II
Her bare face framed
in a floating halo
of untamed hair
she adjusts her socks
plays with and parts
a shoulder curl, nods
and smiles, like I do
patient, while men talk
about stars, turning
toward black space
lights out, to see them
not twinkling (she shakes
her head, mouths no)
just perfect pinpricks
of light, he says.
Someone, please
pass her the mic.
See Do You Still See Stars In Outer Space? Kid Asks Astronauts Aboard Artemis II
